Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Somebody said September 2012 is de-date ..what is this ?
Somebody said September 2012 is de-date ..what is this ?
TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Now Delivered (Pg.6)
- Thread Starter Shynish M
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#62
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Okay, finally here comes the happy news.
I got a call from Shinto, MArina Motors Calicut on 27-July-2012 that my Safari will reach the showroom on Monday. He requested me to come down on 30th to proceed with further formalities. However, I told him to confirm the availability of vehicle in showroom on 30th so that I can make the travel to Kerala only if its "really" there! He agreed and as expected he called me on 30the evening that the car has reached Palakkad (adjacent dsitrict) and I can come down. So we finally reached Calicut yesterday 1st July.
There was a thick air between the showroom guys and me as we had several fights over the phone, though we never happen to meet earlier. However, the ice got molten in short time. He took me to the washing area were my safari was parked. Man! that was a moment for me and my wife. We both were very happy to see the car parked there. It immediate improvement I noticed in my EX version was that TATA has added hand rest for the front seats!, which was like a bonus to me. And with out me asking the showroom guys decoded the VIN and told me that its manufactured in May 2012 as per the VIN (Chase) number provided. A whole lot of process including PDI was pending. Still I was not at all bothered about the delay, we were just happy and enjoying it! Then we came back to the show room front area to discuss further on the offers, accessories and payment. My contact person had another new customer for ARIA and he had to excuse me to proceed with them. In fact we also needed a littile space. I was explaining to my wife about other TATA cars displayed in the showroom and she was specifically impressed by the Manza. Showroom guys noticed that it taking more time with the customer for ARIA. They proactively arranged for a test drive on a VX version in Perl White color![[:)]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Smile.gif "Smile [:)]")
We were more than happy to do that, who cares about waiting man ! Let him take one hour also with the ARIA customer ! Dicor engine is amazingly silent and really shows its power once you cross 1800 RPM. Its always an experience to drive Safari, I swear.
Once we were back at showroom, accessories manager came and met us. He was very nice guy with practical approach towards what he is suggesting. Following are the accessories I am going for:
1) MapMyIndia Zx150 Deluxe (this I got online from MapMyIndia) - 14000 /-
2) Nigh Vision Reverse Camera - 2500 /-
3) Full Cover floor Mat - 1400 /-
4) Art Leather seat cover (armrest included) - 7500 /-
5) Steering Wheel Cover - 350 /-
6) 3M Teflon Body + Under Body coating - 4500 /-
7) Front Nudge Guard (hard fiber, not steel) - 9500 /- (comes free with the offer)
Dual halogen lights on the nudge bar is under consideration, but not immediately for sure. I am not going to make any investment on ICE as of now. Please let me know if you guys have any other suggestions suggestions.
Once, we settled down on these, showroom guys told me about the complaints I have raised with TATA Customer Care as well as TATA Safari FB team. Internally they tried for stock transfer to address my concern. However, they couldn't do it as Pearl White EX was not there in stock (in entire Kerala), according to them. Nevertheless, I could see how seriously TATA is acting on customer complaints. I feel its a cultural influence from FIAT.
Today is a Harthal in Kerala. So my Safari will go for Temp Registration tomorrow. I need those papers to book for numbers that are not in the sequence. I will book the number on SAT and it will take 48 Hrs to issue the booked number. Hence, practically the delivery will happen on Monday as I don't want to take delivery on SAT. Registration will happen on either Monday or Tue. I will keep you guys posted with the status with some pictures
Okay, finally here comes the happy news.
I got a call from Shinto, MArina Motors Calicut on 27-July-2012 that my Safari will reach the showroom on Monday. He requested me to come down on 30th to proceed with further formalities. However, I told him to confirm the availability of vehicle in showroom on 30th so that I can make the travel to Kerala only if its "really" there! He agreed and as expected he called me on 30the evening that the car has reached Palakkad (adjacent dsitrict) and I can come down. So we finally reached Calicut yesterday 1st July.
There was a thick air between the showroom guys and me as we had several fights over the phone, though we never happen to meet earlier. However, the ice got molten in short time. He took me to the washing area were my safari was parked. Man! that was a moment for me and my wife. We both were very happy to see the car parked there. It immediate improvement I noticed in my EX version was that TATA has added hand rest for the front seats!, which was like a bonus to me. And with out me asking the showroom guys decoded the VIN and told me that its manufactured in May 2012 as per the VIN (Chase) number provided. A whole lot of process including PDI was pending. Still I was not at all bothered about the delay, we were just happy and enjoying it! Then we came back to the show room front area to discuss further on the offers, accessories and payment. My contact person had another new customer for ARIA and he had to excuse me to proceed with them. In fact we also needed a littile space. I was explaining to my wife about other TATA cars displayed in the showroom and she was specifically impressed by the Manza. Showroom guys noticed that it taking more time with the customer for ARIA. They proactively arranged for a test drive on a VX version in Perl White color
We were more than happy to do that, who cares about waiting man ! Let him take one hour also with the ARIA customer ! Dicor engine is amazingly silent and really shows its power once you cross 1800 RPM. Its always an experience to drive Safari, I swear.Once we were back at showroom, accessories manager came and met us. He was very nice guy with practical approach towards what he is suggesting. Following are the accessories I am going for:
1) MapMyIndia Zx150 Deluxe (this I got online from MapMyIndia) - 14000 /-
2) Nigh Vision Reverse Camera - 2500 /-
3) Full Cover floor Mat - 1400 /-
4) Art Leather seat cover (armrest included) - 7500 /-
5) Steering Wheel Cover - 350 /-
6) 3M Teflon Body + Under Body coating - 4500 /-
7) Front Nudge Guard (hard fiber, not steel) - 9500 /- (comes free with the offer)
Dual halogen lights on the nudge bar is under consideration, but not immediately for sure. I am not going to make any investment on ICE as of now. Please let me know if you guys have any other suggestions suggestions.
Once, we settled down on these, showroom guys told me about the complaints I have raised with TATA Customer Care as well as TATA Safari FB team. Internally they tried for stock transfer to address my concern. However, they couldn't do it as Pearl White EX was not there in stock (in entire Kerala), according to them. Nevertheless, I could see how seriously TATA is acting on customer complaints. I feel its a cultural influence from FIAT.
Today is a Harthal in Kerala. So my Safari will go for Temp Registration tomorrow. I need those papers to book for numbers that are not in the sequence. I will book the number on SAT and it will take 48 Hrs to issue the booked number. Hence, practically the delivery will happen on Monday as I don't want to take delivery on SAT. Registration will happen on either Monday or Tue. I will keep you guys posted with the status with some pictures
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Congrats congrats![[clap]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Clap.gif "Clap [clap]")
and please put a ownership review with a lot of pictures .
Btw front arm rest is standard in safari even the base model gets it and yes it adds to the comfort we need a lot of pics of the white safari which seems to never age after so many years it looks classy as ever.
Congrats congrats
and please put a ownership review with a lot of pictures .Btw front arm rest is standard in safari even the base model gets it and yes it adds to the comfort we need a lot of pics of the white safari which seems to never age after so many years it looks classy as ever.
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Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Congrats Shynish !
Finally your dream machine has arrived.. Pls post some pics of your beautiful beast !!
Congrats Shynish !
Finally your dream machine has arrived.. Pls post some pics of your beautiful beast !!
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#67
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Thanks guys.
@Raja: Is it? May be I have missed it out when I saw Ex version in the showroom. Yesterday I had an even better close look
@Mahendra: Yes you are right, we are lost in the big,spacious and luxurious interiors of Safari. More over, when I drove it yesterday (test drive vehicle) I had a chance to floor it for overtaking an speeding Etios. Till that time I was driving it like a car and god, when I stepped it on, it pulled itself out and dashed on the highway. I love this man! Happy with my choice![[:D]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Big%20Smile.gif "Big Smile [:D]")
Thanks guys.
@Raja: Is it? May be I have missed it out when I saw Ex version in the showroom. Yesterday I had an even better close look
@Mahendra: Yes you are right, we are lost in the big,spacious and luxurious interiors of Safari. More over, when I drove it yesterday (test drive vehicle) I had a chance to floor it for overtaking an speeding Etios. Till that time I was driving it like a car and god, when I stepped it on, it pulled itself out and dashed on the highway. I love this man! Happy with my choice
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Till you don't post pictures it's not fun believe me please post atleast one of the pearl white beauty
Thanks guys.
@Raja: Is it? May be I have missed it out when I saw Ex version in the showroom. Yesterday I had an even better close look
@Mahendra: Yes you are right, we are lost in the big,spacious and luxurious interiors of Safari. More over, when I drove it yesterday (test drive vehicle) I had a chance to floor it for overtaking an speeding Etios. Till that time I was driving it like a car and god, when I stepped it on, it pulled itself out and dashed on the highway. I love this man! Happy with my choice
@Raja: Is it? May be I have missed it out when I saw Ex version in the showroom. Yesterday I had an even better close look
@Mahendra: Yes you are right, we are lost in the big,spacious and luxurious interiors of Safari. More over, when I drove it yesterday (test drive vehicle) I had a chance to floor it for overtaking an speeding Etios. Till that time I was driving it like a car and god, when I stepped it on, it pulled itself out and dashed on the highway. I love this man! Happy with my choice
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Congratulations Shynish for owning one of the best BEAST available in the market. Safari is one hell of a SUV with great looks and power.
Do start an ownership review followed by some great pics of the beast.
Congratulations Shynish for owning one of the best BEAST available in the market. Safari is one hell of a SUV with great looks and power.
Do start an ownership review followed by some great pics of the beast.
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Congrats for becoming a Safarian Shynish.Except the best wishes from this poor Ex-Safarian and co-incidence is that mine was also an EX in pearl white with 4X4.
So where are the pics of the beast?I just wanna have a glance at the car.
Congrats for becoming a Safarian Shynish.Except the best wishes from this poor Ex-Safarian and co-incidence is that mine was also an EX in pearl white with 4X4.
So where are the pics of the beast?I just wanna have a glance at the car.
![[roll]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Roll.gif "Roll Eyes [roll]")
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Thread Starter
#73
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Sorry for the delay guys. I got the car on 6th Monday evening. My first drive with family was very short to a temple on the same day late evening. The next day early morning visited another temple and drove around 180 km (both way). The 3rd day morning, 8th Wed, we drove all the way to Bangalore Since my wife is managing my Facebook account, the pictures are promptly put there! The nudge bar that you are seeing in the picture is a complete fiber and is just for the "look factor". More over, it came free of cost. Following is the final list of accessories I have done:
Yes, the nudge bar is slightly an overkill ! I know that![[;)]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Wink.gif "Wink [;)]")
That's my son and wify, collecting the papers and key.
Autopilot night vision reverse camera. Clarity is really good.
MapMyIndia Zx Deluxe. Camera is connected through AV input. Change over to camera feed will happen in 15 seconds after engaging reverse gear.
Steering wheel cover
Sorry for the delay guys. I got the car on 6th Monday evening. My first drive with family was very short to a temple on the same day late evening. The next day early morning visited another temple and drove around 180 km (both way). The 3rd day morning, 8th Wed, we drove all the way to Bangalore
Since my wife is managing my Facebook account, the pictures are promptly put there! The nudge bar that you are seeing in the picture is a complete fiber and is just for the "look factor". More over, it came free of cost. Following is the final list of accessories I have done:- MapMyIndia Zx 150 Deluxe
- Kenwood KDC-U549BT (Stock was Alpine CDE 9870ET. It came with out USB, AV and Bluetooth. Hence I replaced it.)
- Seat Cover
- Steering Wheel Cover
- Autopilot Night Vision Camera
- Full Floor Mat
- 3M Pannel Protection
- 3M Teflon Body
- 3M under Body
- Nudge Guard
- Mud Flap
Yes, the nudge bar is slightly an overkill ! I know that
That's my son and wify, collecting the papers and key.
Autopilot night vision reverse camera. Clarity is really good.
MapMyIndia Zx Deluxe. Camera is connected through AV input. Change over to camera feed will happen in 15 seconds after engaging reverse gear.
Steering wheel cover
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Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Congratulations for your Safari. The beats is looking smoking hot in White.
Pretty good list of accessories and i like your seat covers, they look good.
But the pictures are really small, can you try uploading some bigger pictures.
Congratulations for your Safari. The beats is looking smoking hot in White.
Pretty good list of accessories and i like your seat covers, they look good.
But the pictures are really small, can you try uploading some bigger pictures.
Thread Starter
#75
Re: TATA Safari EX (Pearl White) - Coming Home Soon!
Thanks buddy. Try refreshing the page, it should be bigger now.
The drive from Calicut to Bangalore was awesome Turbo charger kicks in some where around 2000 RPM. After that the 2.2 Dicore engine just takes off! I mean, you can really feel the power. Its highly responsive and powerful. I dont have to tell this, I know. Still, Safari is very stable and the braking is really good. I had 2 great experiences on the way I am still enjoying our new ride. Will post more details on the way.
Thanks buddy. Try refreshing the page, it should be bigger now.
The drive from Calicut to Bangalore was awesome
Turbo charger kicks in some where around 2000 RPM. After that the 2.2 Dicore engine just takes off! I mean, you can really feel the power. Its highly responsive and powerful. I dont have to tell this, I know. Still, Safari is very stable and the braking is really good. I had 2 great experiences on the way I am still enjoying our new ride. Will post more details on the way.
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